It is, it absolutely is. I've spent many a night looking out onto the river Seine...the way the stars sparkle against it is breathtaking.

[Admittedly, in the shabby apartment he currently kept with Courfeyrac, it was impossible to see the Seine, but he had seen it every night as a child.]

It's a bit of a romantic notion, though, especially for people not native to the city. There are many places where it's dangerous to walk alone at night. One could be robbed and beaten within an inch of his life.

[The Rue Plumet where Cosette lived, for example.]